Bunn, Larry Dolan
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Verified Technical Sergeant Larry Dolan Bunn, 43, of Bossier City, Louisiana, was a U.S. Air Force Reserve airman serving with the 307th Maintenance Squadron. He was killed on March 7, 2013, at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
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Larry Dolan Bunn was a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron out of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. He was 43 years old and a native of Bossier City, Louisiana.
On March 7, 2013, Bunn was killed in a non-combat incident at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a major U.S. military hub. According to the Department of Defense, he died from injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover accident while performing his duties on the base.
Bunn's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The operation's focus in Afghanistan was to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power. By 2013, the mission was in a period of transition, with a surge of forces having been deployed in prior years and a drawdown of troops underway.
The Air Force announced his death on March 11, 2013. His passing was noted by local media in his home state of Louisiana, where he was remembered as a servicemember from the Shreveport-Bossier City area.
Technical Sergeant Bunn is listed among the more than 2,300 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. He is memorialized on the website of the Defense Casualty Analysis System and other military honor rolls.
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TSgt Bunn was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
